On Nov 24, 13 Israelis were released along with 10 Thais and a Filipino as part of a truce between the two sides. More aid has also begun to pour into Gaza since the ceasefire, with four tankers of fuel and another four containing cooking gas entering the southern Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing early yesterday.
The Israeli authorities said these were meant for essential humanitarian infrastructure in Gaza, such as hospitals.
Gaza truce holds, more prisoners and hostages being freed
Biden says real chance of ceasefire being extended, as critical aid enters enclave
GAZA/JERUSALEM - The truce between Israel and Hamas held for a second day on Nov 25, with no major sparks of violence reported, allowing both sides in the conflict to release more hostages and prisoners.
Israel and Hamas have said hostilities would resume as soon as the truce ends, though United States President Joe Biden said there was a real chance of extending the truce.
He declined to speculate on how long the Israel-Hamas war would last, but stressed that the pause was a critical opportunity to get humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Asked at a news conference what his expectations were, he said Israel's goal of eliminating Hamas was legitimate but difficult.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas, which staged a raid of border towns in southern Israel on Oct 7 that left at least 1,200 dead. Hamas also took about 240 hostages.
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